Appeal No. 1997-2212 Page 11
Application No. 08/233,387
designated by the reference numeral 22A.” Col. 6, ll. 21-23.
As explained regarding direct migration, the Y executable
machine code is architecture-dependent.
For the foregoing reasons, we are not persuaded that
teachings from the prior art would appear to have suggested
the claimed limitation of decompiling, i.e., translating
executable machine code into higher-level source code that is
architecture-independent. The examiner impermissibly relies
on the appellants’ teachings or suggestions; he has not
established a prima facie case of obviousness. Therefore, we
reverse the rejection of claims 1-9 and 11-19 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the rejection of claims 1-9 and 11-19 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.
REVERSED
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